SOMEHOW, IT'S HIM.
READING AGE 12+
Raymond Rees.Who wouldn’t fall for him?Let’s talk about a problem disguised as a boy.Handsome.Arrogant.Spoiled.Annoyingly untouchable.The kind of guy who could silence a room with a single glance… and walk away like nothing happened.Girls adored him.Rumors followed him.Relationships?They never lasted longer than a week.No one ever figured out what Raymond actually wanted.They only knew one thing — everyone wanted to be chosen.On the other side of New York City lived a girl named René.No spotlight.No popularity.No luxury.Just a quiet life with her grandmother, who sold cheap alcohol at night to keep the lights on.René knew who Raymond Rees was.Everyone did.And yes… she thought he was attractive too.But she hated everything he represented.Which meant one thing.He was exactly the kind of boy she planned to avoid.Fate clearly had other planse with me on this slow-burn romantic journey.
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(THE GHETTOS— EVENING)
The sun was sinking low, spilling orange light across the streets like fading fire.
René and Anna stepped out of the small convenience store, paper bags in hand.
Cheap snacks. Cold drinks. Small comforts.
Anna stretched her arms dramatically.
"I swear, school……
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